MOPA@SDMA

MOPA at The San Diego Museum of Art

Inspire. Educate. Engage. We love film, photography and video. We reopened April 16. Check out our new schedule.

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#MOPA is now MOPA@SDMA
Welcome to the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art!
As of July 1, 2023, the #MuseumOfPhotographicArts and #TheSanDiegoMuseumOfArt have merged to become one unified institution.

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The Museum of Photographic Arts is now the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art (MOPA@SDMA).

MOPA@SDMA remains a pay-what-you wish #museum open Thursdays through Sundays 11:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
We look forward to seeing you soon!

[MOPA@SDMA @MOPASD]

#MOPA is now MOPA@SDMA
Welcome to the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art!
As of July 1, 2023, the #MuseumOfPhotographicArts and #TheSanDiegoMuseumOfArt have merged to become one unified institution.

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We are excited to bring the US a new slate of films at the start of 2023, with the #HRWFF streaming across the US From Feb 3-9, with an in-person opening night at @MOPASD on Feb 2 w/ @clarissasbattle. Check out the lineup and start planning a movie night. https://t.co/hf02IsyQaD

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Read what's new at the museum this July in our newsletter:
https://t.co/Dc1fkleiBk

Image courtesy of Stacy Keck.

𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘭 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘵: 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴⁣ opened at the museum a few weeks back. Blossfeldt is regarded as a pioneer in macro photography.

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June at MOPA! ☀️

Read what's new at the museum this month in our newsletter:
https://t.co/PAFGXqc6Jh

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From @forbes: 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘔𝘖𝘗𝘈 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.

Check out this feature.

https://t.co/dSHWo3uAcl

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Image credit: Nick Brandt, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘭, 2019, archival pigment print. Courtesy of the Baty Collection.

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May at MOPA!

Read what's new at the museum this month in our newsletter: https://t.co/pnJX5Lsn45

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About the image:
Nick Brandt's 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘭 will be on view in "This Empty World," which shows what might seem remote to American audiences: The uncomfortable friction between the natural world and the human world.

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MOPA is a proud Vanguard Culture community partner and host venue for their red carpet world premiere of The History of Joy on Thurs. April 28th.

Doors open at 5:30pm. Get your tickets here: https://t.co/peQiT0kQjO 🔥🔥🔥

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Image credit: David Maisel, Terminal Mirage 5, 2003, archival pigment print. Collection of Museum of Photographic Arts. Gift of the Lawrence Friedman Trust. © David Maisel

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April at MOPA! 🌸

Read what's new at the museum this month in our newsletter: https://t.co/9CFO8h5tcR

David Maisel's Terminal Mirage 5 will be on view in "Legacy: Larry Friedman Collection.'

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Image: Jed Fielding, Naples #43, 2014, archival inkjet print. Gift of Emanuel and Edithann M. Gerard, © Jed Fielding, 2021.

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We cannot wait to show you what's coming ...

Become a member today and join us in celebrating our three new exhibitions: Nick Brant: This Empty World, Encounter: Photographs by Jed Fielding, and Legacy: Larry Friedman Collection.

https://t.co/bFHqTWrsEE

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We cannot wait to show you what's coming ...

Become a member today and join us in celebrating our three new exhibitions: Nick Brant: This Empty World, Encounter: Photographs by Jed Fielding, and Legacy: Larry Friedman Collection.

https://t.co/bFHqTWrsEE

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The @MOPASD still has spots available for their Spring Camps next week. They also have registration open for their Summer Camps. Just head on over to their website to sign up @KUSINews @KUSI_GMSD

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Longtime friend of MOPA Jerry Gardner, who passed away March 14, will be remembered for making photography more accessible to everyone.

https://t.co/LzWyqPWWxp

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In-your-face street portraiture will take you right into his subjects’ vivid lives.

Now through September, see 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳: 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 in the MOPA galleries. Our NEW hours are Friday-Sunday, 11-4.

https://t.co/tZ2qBBD609

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The San Diego Arab Film Festival is back with nine feature films and 12 short films from across the Arab world.

Join the festival at MOPA March 18, 19, 25 and 26.

See film and ticket details here: https://t.co/rmW8ZXrrve

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Happy Birthday, Duane Michals!

https://t.co/E7L2E3nLAa